Chapter 8-5
PLUMBING CODE
Sections:
8-5-102 Adoption of the Plumbing Code of the City of Turlock.
8-5-103 Administrative authority.
8-5-106 Violation: Misdemeanor.
8-5-101 Purposes.
The purposes of this chapter are to provide minimum standards to safeguard life, health, property, and the public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the corporate limits of the City.
(1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014; 1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012)
8-5-102 Adoption of the Plumbing Code of the City of Turlock.
The following publications are hereby incorporated herein by reference and adopted by the City of Turlock as the Plumbing Code of the City of Turlock, except as expressly amended or superseded by the provisions of this chapter:
California Plumbing Code, 2022 Edition, including Appendix A, B, D, and I based on the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
One (1) copy of said California Plumbing Code, 2022 Edition, is on file and will be kept on file for use and examination by the public in the office of the Chief Building Official in said City of Turlock, 156 South Broadway, Turlock, California.
(1294-CS, Amended, 11/10/2022; 1272-CS, Amended, 02/13/2020; 1227-CS, Amended, 02/23/2017; 1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014; 1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012)
8-5-103 Administrative authority.
Add Section 103.0.1 as follows:
103.0.1 Authority Having Jurisdiction. The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be the Chief Building Official of the Building Department and authorized deputies.
(1227-CS, Amended, 02/23/2017; 1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014; 1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012)
8-5-104 Exceptions to fees.
The following-named owners of proposed buildings shall be required to secure a plumbing permit, if the provisions of this chapter apply to such buildings, but they shall be exempt from the requirement for the payment except where the City incurs an actual cost for any plan-checking or permit fee for such buildings: the Federal, State, or County government and any municipality, school district, agency, or jurisdiction supported by public taxation.
(1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014; 1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012)
8-5-105 Licenses required.
Nothing contained in this chapter, or the codes adopted by this chapter, shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of the applicable provisions of the Municipal Code of the City requiring contractors, subcontractors, or specialty contractors to obtain licenses from the City under the circumstances and conditions therein prescribed.
(1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014; 1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012)
8-5-106 Violation: Misdemeanor.
Violation of any provision of this chapter or any code adopted by the City Council shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Chapter 1-2 TMC.
(1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014; 1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012)